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Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) WHO Global Database on Iodine Deficiency The database on iodine deficiency includes data by country on goitre prevalence and/or urinary iodine concentration

Goitre Urinary iodine (µg/L) Notes prevalence (%) Distribution (%) Prevalence (%) Age Sample Grade Grade TGP <20 20-49 50-99100-299 >300 <100 Median Mean SD Reference General Line Level Date Region and sample descriptor Sex (years) size 1 2 N 1996 -1997 National: Pre-SAC: Total B 0.00 - 6.99 113 1.7 6.7 22.5 30.9 2485 * National: SAC: Total B 6.00 - 9.99 94 0.7 4.3 21.4 26.4 National: PW: Total F 19.00 - 40.99 23 0.0 8.3 10.4 18.7 National: LW: Total F 17.00 - 45.99 69 2.0 13.3 42.1 57.4 Pre-SAC by sex F 0.00 - 6.99 57 3.7 4.8 27.2 35.7 Pre-SAC by sex M 0.00 - 6.99 56 0.0 8.4 18.5 26.9 Pre-SAC by area: Urban B 0.00 - 6.99 62 0.9 8.1 22.6 31.6 Pre-SAC by area: Rural B 0.00 - 6.99 51 3.3 4.3 22.4 30.0 Nord Ouest region: Pre-SAC B 0.00 - 6.99 23 0.0 6.9 10.2 17.1 SAC by sex F 6.00 - 9.99 47 0.0 5.2 22.9 28.6 SAC by sex M 6.00 - 9.99 47 1.4 3.5 20.0 24.9 SAC by area: Urban B 6.00 - 9.99 39 0.0 0.0 16.0 16.0 SAC by area: Rural B 6.00 - 9.99 55 1.3 8.1 26.1 35.5 Nord Ouest region: SAC B 6.00 - 9.99 43 1.7 2.6 22.9 27.2 PW by area: Urban F 19.00 - 40.99 12 0.0 10.4 7.2 23.1 PW by area: Rural F 19.00 - 40.99 11 0.0 3.7 17.2 20.9 LW by area: Urban F 17.00 - 45.99 25 1.5 9.1 44.2 54.8 LW by area: Rural F 17.00 - 45.99 44 2.4 16.3 40.7 59.4 Nord Ouest region: LW F 17.00 - 45.99 39 1.5 6.3 49.7 57.5

D 1993 Jendouba governotate: SAC: Total B 8.00 - 10.99 221 46.2 38.9 14 99.1 28 1559 * SAC by delegation: Ain Draham B 8.00 - 10.99 29 31 52 17 100 SAC by delegation: Boussalem B 8.00 - 10.99 38 35 51.3 11 97.3 SAC by delegation: Fernana B 8.00 - 10.99 29 59 28 13 100 SAC by delegation: Gardimaou B 8.00 - 10.99 47 65 26 9 100 SAC by delegation: Jendouba B 8.00 - 10.99 60 45 40 15 100 SAC by delegation: Tabarka B 8.00 - 10.99 18 26 43 26 95.0 SAC by town: Bizerte B 8.00 - 10.99 61 11.5 62.3 26.2 100 39 Jendouba governorate: SAC: Total B 8.00 - 10.99 1675 33.8 2.4 36.3 * SAC by sex F 8.00 - 10.99 797 32.4 2.1 34.9 SAC by sex M 8.00 - 10.99 878 35.2 2.7 38.0 SAC by delegation: Ain Draham B 8.00 - 10.99 223 31.8 0.0 31.8 SAC by delegation: Boussalem B 8.00 - 10.99 286 40.9 1.8 42.7 SAC by delegation: Fernana B 8.00 - 10.99 217 38.7 2.8 41.5 SAC by delegation: Gardimaou B 8.00 - 10.99 358 22.3 0.0 22.3 SAC by delegation: Jendouba B 8.00 - 10.99 457 39.7 6.6 46.3 SAC by delegation: Tabarka B 8.00 - 10.99 134 24.6 0.0 24.6 SAC by town: Bizerte B 8.00 - 10.99 61 3.3

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Reference no 2485 General Notes: Two-stage cluster sampling with probability proportionate to size; urinary iodine measured only for subsample (10%).

Reference no 1559 General Notes: Sample comprised of SAC selected from 6 delegations of Jendouba governorate and Bizerte town.

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